"Nice job Rich. Really made the photo stand out." <BR> <BR>Thanks, but what really stands out are the jpeg artifacts in the water at the upper right. <BR> <BR>Those wouldn't be there if the processing was done before compressing it down for the web! <BR> <BR>You can save the highlites in a shot like the above where it's overexposed as long as they're not blown.

shutupandboard

02-16-2006 6:45 PM

AHHH...that's why those artifacts are there. <BR> <BR>You did an amazing job on bringing back those highlights! My only complaint is his left shoulder. <BR> <BR>I do like the "feel" of the pic. Even before Rich masterfully adjusted it.

richd

02-16-2006 9:00 PM

"My only complaint is his left shoulder." <BR> <BR>Oops! Gave him a little sunburn. (Good Eye Jeremy) <BR> <BR>I used the shadow/highlite tool on that shot which I'm not real familiar with since I usually pull down the exposure in the RAW convertor if the shot's overexposed. It's a pretty powerful tool it seems, I'll have to remember that next time I use it. <BR> <BR>